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CVE-2019-5624: Rapid7 Metasploit Framework Zip Import Directory Traversal

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-04-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Rapid7 Metasploit Framework suffers from an instance of CWE-22, Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in the Zip import function of Metasploit. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in Metasploit at the privilege level of the user running Metasploit. This issue affects: Rapid7 Metasploit Framework version 4.14.0 and prior versions.

Affected products

• Rapid7 Metasploit Framework: through 4.14.0

References

• https://blog.doyensec.com/2019/04/24/rubyzip-bug.html
• https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/11716
• https://help.rapid7.com/metasploit/release-notes/archive/2019/04/#20190416
• https://blog.doyensec.com/2019/04/24/rubyzip-bug.html
• https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/11716
• https://help.rapid7.com/metasploit/release-notes/archive/2019/04/#20190416

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